The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-14
that ABATEMENT PLEA.
HAMILrON'S rTORNEYS WRITE
A CARD OF EXPLANATION.
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lowing editorial spps ared In the Ad-
vertiser today; "0l course tho
scuIrilous and false denunCiation OF us
which appeared in yesterdays New
Mississippian has been widely read,
aud some perhaps have given
credence to 1t. At this time we mere.
ly desire to rive the public q plain
statement Of what actually happened,
and let matters rest with them. We
have witnesses to prove every word
We cay, and to prove that old man
Gsmbrell stood on the corner near our
office, for what purpose We leave to
the public. Yesterday afternoon John
Martin and Percy Gsmbrell came to
this Office and asked TO zee W.Q Lowd,
who went to the sidewalk TO meet
them. Martin handed W. Q Lowd
Q proof sheet Of the article referred to.
at the same time remArking, "This is
wha, l have written about you, aud
suppose II calls for fight" Taking
the article w. Q Lowd stepped back
into the oflice to read II, II. ID. Lowd
looking over his shoulder. After fin.
ishipg the reading Of II the Lowds
stepped to the door, but there was no
one In sight. They had gone, as We
have witness to prove. After the first
hoat OF the insult had worn away, both
the Lowds talked the matter over In a
cool manner, and were engaged in dis.
cushing II when Deputy Sheriff
Chiles appsaret and arrest
ed both OF us, and with
all parties concerned, we were placed
under q bond 10 keep the peace Tor
the space o. twelve months. This Is q
plain statement OF what happened
yesterday. We have never yet in our
editorials set forth personal deiamA-
tion against nybody, and never will.
We do not seek shotgun notoriety and
wo do not favor blood spilling. Nei.
ther are we sowarde, as our past 70.
cords will show, and as any gentle
man can find out, When Martin and
Gambrell came down yesterday, VIC
had no idea oil the object OF their
visit, but as our witnesses will swear,
they did not stop long erouRh 10 ex-
plain.
The following communication ap.
pears In today's O arion from the reel.
dent counsel Of Hamilton and En-
banks:
JACKSON, MISS, July II, 1857.
To the Editors Of the clarioni
So much has been said here and
elsewhere In reference 10 the plea In
abatement OF Hamilton and Eubanh
10 the indictment found against then
Jointly that we feel Il incumbent on
us 10 give Its hist,ry 10 the public
The grand Jury was impanelsd snt
charged June 9th and Immediately
retired for oeliberation. The dlstric
attorney, az was seen by everyon,
at all curious, went with them ans
90 far 90 se could discover 70
mained with them until the indictmen
was presented or returned into cour
and filed July lst. He called at the
Office Of Nugent A McWillle, In
which the type written transcript o.
the testimony taken before Chancellor
Peyton In thort hand we're Deposited
and selecting q lew remarked that b,
wanted them for the grand Jury. ThiI
wf1 during the afternoon Of June 9Th
as we now recall the date. The sam,
thing was done June 2Sih. The car,
taken In the fclection OF these trans
scripts arrested attention, and when :,
this was added the fact that very few
witnesses who reside In this placs wer,
called to testify before the grand jar,
We determined 10 test the piopriety o
this course OF procedure and 80 iormt,
lated the original plea June 10Th, ate
confsrripg with our client On jun
S0.b, when II waa expecto the indict
ment wonld be fltd, the facts pre-
{ ,nted In the latter part OF ths plea,
seco ID page, beginning with Oh,
words: "And did argue and Discus
beiore and In the presence and hearinj
Of the grand jury and after they ha'
declined 10 comply with his wianes b,
vote, ETC., etc." were brought 10 on
attention and added and ths plea re
cat. On July 4.h we were iniorme,
that the District Attorney In bis ad
drc.s TO the grand Jury had said: III
YOU fall 10 indict you cannot lace pub
lie opinion when you 20 out OF thi
room and everybody will think yo'
have been bribed." And In the las
consul alton Of counsel for the deiens
these words we're added by interllnes
ton Nth certain other amendment
which appear In the plea hled tha
day; and ~ thus complated the Pile
was sworn 10 by the defendants a
their answer 10 the Indictment II
view Of what has been asserted, W
deem II proper 10 r,y that the svei
ments OF the plea were based on In
formation legally accessible, and tina
the counsel for the accused had real
enable arsu. AnIe that they could b
susi Aimed by competent evidence an
have that assurance nov and have n
doubt that the plea Ia Sufficient In Ia,
and no more a 4 chnlcalily than tn
grand Jury ls itself q technicallty.
EvqRNT A MowILLIR.
ciLIiooS K S3hKKs.
. The Federal Court, which hss bse
, In session here for eight daye, nd
journed this evening, and the officer
will return 10 Memphis tomorrow.
Mrs. \. q Oliver, one OF our mo,
prominent Christian lsdies, died Il
: day. Mr.. Jack Bruce, a young maj
! who has been sadly all oted for som
! time with hts, died today.
eREEsvILLE. MISS.
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